One WWII vet I only knew as a quiet guy at church and a US postal worker, Jake McNeice.
He is one of those rare guys with four combat jumps during WWII.
FILTHY THIRTEEN : From the Dustbowl to Hitler's Eagle's Nest - The True Story
of the101st Airborne's Most Legendary Squad of Combat Paratroopers
by Richard Killblane
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1932033467/qid=1151962526/sr=2-1/ref=pd_bbs_b_2_1/002-6146152-0585626?s=books&v=glance&n=283155
God love Jake! My dad passed away. He had 6 combat jumps. We miss him more each day. Just his quiet strength, you know? Now we're saying goodbye to so many of our friends from the Vietnam era too. I hate it. Thanks to everyone in every walk of life who chose to defend our country in every way they could. Freedom. Independence. Never meant more than it does now.